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Preprint: MSH3 omohlogy and potential recombination link to SARS-CoV-2 furin cleavage site
“A BLAST search revealed that a 19 nucleotide portion of the SARS.Cov2 More...
BA.2 spawns another subvariant – BA.2 + ORF1a:M85 – already at 10% of sequences in Denmark
Yet another fast-growing offshoot of Omicron BA.2 has been reported in Denmark today. More...
Is the global Sars-CoV-2 decline already petering out? *4 UPDATES & 1 PREDICTION*
Is the Omicron decline already petering out? There’s not much to go on yet, a few stutters in the world cases chart, some countries starting to see new surges, but it all looks vaguely familiar. More...
WHO: BA.2 to remain classified as Omicron
Based on available data of transmission, severity, reinfection, diagnostics, therapeutics and impacts of vaccines, the group reinforced that the BA.2 sublineage should continue to be considered a variant of concern and that it should remain classified as Omicron. More...
Denmark: BA.1 infection followed by BA.2 reinfection can occur
From a total of 187 reinfection cases, we identified 47 instances of BA.2 reinfections shortly after a BA.1 infection, mostly in young unvaccinated individuals with mild disease not resulting in hospitalization or death. More...
Sweden: Prepare for a new variant of special importance on March 20th 2022
Sweden has just published a document outlining two scenarios for the future of the pandemic over the next few months. More...
Potential Omicron BA.1/BA.2 recombinant variants in Denmark and Finland
More reports of a SARS-CoV-2 recombinant variants have surfaced today, this time between the two Omicron variants BA.1 and BA.2, with 43 sequences in Denmark, and eight sequences found in Finland. More...
Greece to fine 300,000 people for not being vaccinated
Greek authorities have reported that they will begin to fine some 300,000 people over 60 years of age for not having been vaccinated against the coronavirus. More...
Israel: Finance minister “totally fine” with 1,000 Covid deaths a month
When asked about the over 1,000 who died of Covid in Israel in the past month, Finance minister Avigdor Liberman said, “I am totally fine with it. More...
Preprint: Covid can remain airborne for 30 minutes and travel up to 200 feet
New research estimates that Sars-CoV-2 droplets encased in mucus can remain moist for up to 30 minutes and travel up to about 200 feet. More...